Newsletter

18 April 2017

Leiden archaeologists identify skull of sabre-toothed cat
Leiden archaeologists have identified bone fragments that appear to be from a 300,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat.

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Museum Night in Leiden all about time

The ninth Museum Night in Leiden will take place on Friday 19 May 2017. This year's theme will be 'About time'.

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Asian Library open

The new Asian Library located on a new floor on top of the University Library at the Witte Singel is now open for use.

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Spotlight on integrity

‘Leiden University's code of conduct on Integrity is comprehensive and complete,' says Professor Zeger van der Wal.

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Studying with a disability: 'Accessibility alone is not enough'

How can we make studying easier for students with a functional disability? This will be the key question during a public conference on 20 April.

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What can Elmo teach us about autism?

Being able to share your emotions is important for social development and for making friends; the same principle also applies in Sesame Street.

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More news
 
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‘International isolation is not an option’
 
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Te Beest: more than the man of the finances and bricks and mortar
 
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Wanted: artists, scientists and all creatives in between
 
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‘Belief in the end of time slowed down modernisation’
 
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Generating fake news automatically as a research project
 
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Essential protein for metastasis identified
 
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All news articles
Leiden through the eyes of...
Leiden lifestyle as inspiration for Americans
International students
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Studying with a Disability - symposium 20 April
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Join the Sustainable Business Battle
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Trial with free WiFi, Nieuwe Rijn in Leiden
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Mentor Network: what users say
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Minor programmes
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Nominate your lecturer for the Leiden Teaching Prize
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Come to the International Cultural Festival on 13 May
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21st-century skills - tutors in the wild
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Student for a Day at Wijnhaven
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Meet us in your country
International staff
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Agreement reached on new Collective Labour Agreement
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New staff website
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Social Media Strategies for Academics (new course starts 4 May)
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Wanted for Night of Arts and Science: artists, scientists and all creatives in between
Coming events
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19 April: Rediscovering an Indian musical tradition
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20 April: Studying the Links between Terrorism and Nuclear Deterrence
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20 April: Opening Symposium Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities
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21 April: China’s Global Economic Power. Towards a New Era?
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29 April: Symposium on Gender Diversity
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4 May: LACDR Spring Symposium
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4 May: Alumni meeting in Beijing
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19 May: Museum Night in Leiden
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All coming events
Laureates
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Tax lawyer Sjoerd Douma best Coursera lecturer
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Leiden students win international coding contest
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Marileen Dogterom new KNAW board member
Appointments
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Jan-Bart Gewald new director of Leiden's African Studies Centre
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Remko Offringa appointed Professor in the field of Plant Developmental Genetics
Books
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Artisans versus nobility, by Ann Brysbaert and Alexis Gorgues
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Persianism in Antiquity by Rolf Strootman and Miguel John Versluys
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The Excellence of the Arabs, translation by Peter Webb
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The Perfect Spectator, by Janneke Wesseling
Leiden blogs
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Anthropology: 'No cash, friend. Digital India.’
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Law: Five scenarios for Europe
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LIBC: Media multitasking in the younger generation. Less is more
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Safety and Security: Terrorism and Nuclear Deterrence
Leiden research in the spotlight
From data to insight: the importance of sound research methods
 
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